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Can someone tell me where can I Find A new Cylinder For A KDX 200 2002 ? Thanks
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I highly doubt you will find one. I'd try Ebay (or your local CL) for a used one that's not destroyed, then send it out for a replate. I think that is going to be as close to getting a "new" cylinder that you can get.
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The plating on a re-plated cylinder will be better than OEM.
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What's up with yours? A re-plate or even repair and re-plate is not all that bad for what you get.
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I agree with Julien D. Just had my 220 replated and am very pleased.
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Partzilla has them new for $451.68; it's not showing up as obsolete.

As others have said, you'd likely be better off having one replated instead of buying brand new from Kawasaki.
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Appreciate All of you Guys! That's what I've Decided to do . Just get it Replated Thicker
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I don't believe you get "thicker" as they have to plate to a standard bore dimension. The coating they use is simply more durable than OEM. Nickel plating is common and popular in the aircraft industry as well primarily for corrosion resistance as well.
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doakley wrote:I don't believe you get "thicker" as they have to plate to a standard bore dimension.
You actually can. I sent my old '98 KX250 cylinder to Millennium and it was, apparently, more damaged than what they normally see. They overbored it (I'd guess a few thousandths) and went back with a thicker plating than they'd otherwise use. They charged extra (not much, $10 or $15, IIRC), but I was happy to pay it.
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doakley wrote:they have to plate to a standard bore dimension.

They are not limited to standard bores.
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Tedh98 wrote:
doakley wrote:they have to plate to a standard bore dimension.

They are not limited to standard bores.
Let me be a little more specific. By "standard" I did not mean "stock". They have to plate to a bore diameter for which you can get a piston and rings. They can't just make it thicker for the heck of it unless that is necessary to return to a finished diameter that either meets "stock" or an established overbore size. In other words, you can't just slap down a few extra thousandths of Ni just so it will last longer. Semantics. Sorry I was't clear.
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doakley wrote:
Tedh98 wrote:
doakley wrote:they have to plate to a standard bore dimension.

They are not limited to standard bores.
Let me be a little more specific. By "standard" I did not mean "stock". They have to plate to a bore diameter for which you can get a piston and rings. They can't just make it thicker for the heck of it unless that is necessary to return to a finished diameter that either meets "stock" or an established overbore size. In other words, you can't just slap down a few extra thousandths of Ni just so it will last longer. Semantics. Sorry I was't clear.

I'm assuming that he means that his cylinder is worn beyond spec, and so it will take thicker plating to get it back to standard bore.
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